Munchausen by proxy is a rare mental disorder and can become a serious form of child abuse. Recently, the condition has gotten increased attention due to its connection to a major news story. Gypsy ...

Leeron is a New York-based writer who specializes in covering technology for small and mid-sized businesses. Her work has been featured in publications including Bankrate, Quartz, the Village Voice, ...

The internet sometimes feels like a dangerous place, but with so many options to protect your data, your anonymity, and your privacy, how do you know which tool to use and when? Here is what you need ...

Andrea Dunlop’s reasons for creating a podcast on Munchausen syndrome by proxy are both educational and personal. Dunlop, who lives in Seattle, wanted to “get into the humanity” of perpetrators of ...

You should always be conscious of your privacy and security on the internet, but not all privacy tools are created equal or do the same thing. Here are the things you should know about proxy servers, ...

A proxy server is an easy and secure way to protect your identity online. But is it better than a VPN? We explain how proxies work and whether you should be using one. I'm a senior analyst charged ...

Justina Pelletier was 14 years old when she was taken out of her parents' care by Boston Children's Hospital. As shown in the Peacock documentary The Battle for Justina Pelletier, the hospital was ...

A proxy is a middleman server between you and the rest of the internet. Most often proxies are associated with VPNs (virtual private networks), but there are other use cases. In this context, a proxy ...

Is the site you try to visit down? Or does the proxy just fail? Are you sure it hides your identity well enough when it works? If you have special requirements and aren’t ready to settle for any proxy ...

Election season is just around the corner, giving Americans their annual chance to determine the leaders and policies governing our most hallowed of institutions: Publicly traded companies. Profit and ...

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying ...